Police say a woman stole a vehicle after throwing a snake at the driver, then crashed through barricades set up for a pole-vaulting exhibition in South Carolina. In a statement, Greenville Police identified the suspect as 29-year-old Hilmary Moreno-Berrios. They say she was hurt in Friday’s crash and released from… Read More

Rip Torn, the free-spirited Texan who overcame his quirky name to become a distinguished actor in theater, television and movies and win an Emmy in his 60s for his comedy turn on TV’s “The Larry Sanders Show,” has died. He was 88. Torn died Tuesday afternoon at his home with… Read More

Philadelphia honored singer Patti LaBelle with her very own street earlier this week. Unfortunately, the signs didn’t get her name right. The city’s Streets Department didn’t capitalize the “b″ in the legendary soul singer’s last name on the signs that were put up before Tuesday’s ceremony on Broad Street. A… Read More

Alabama police say a woman shot her husband in an attempt to shoot someone else in an act of road rage. News outlets reports Erica Cole was charged Saturday with attempted murder, assault and reckless endangerment. Cullman County Sheriff Matt Gentry said the road rage incident began on a highway… Read More

Police and bystanders teamed up to rescue a 6-foot-long (1.8-meter-long) snake that had wrapped itself around the engine block of a car in Connecticut. East Windsor police say the reptile had to be removed from a resident’s vehicle on Thursday. Police wrote in Facebook post that it “was not exactly the call”… Read More

A Disney-owned cable network has taken aim at critics who disagreed with the decision to cast Halle Bailey as Ariel in the upcoming adaption of “The Little Mermaid.” Freeform posted an open letter on Sunday in support of Bailey after some on social media used the hashtag #NotMyAriel to object to a… Read More

The World Cup champion U.S. women’s soccer team is being invited to the Capitol, Congress’ top Democrats said Monday. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi wrote to colleagues Monday that “by popular demand on both sides of the aisle,” she has invited the players to the Capitol “to celebrate their inspiring victory.” Senate Minority… Read More

Authorities say bones in a plastic bag found hanging on the door of a snack stand at a scenic overlook in New Jersey have been identified as human. Bergen County prosecutors say a positive identification of the remains found Monday at the Stateline Lookout overlook in Alpine has not yet… Read More

“Floribama Shore” reality television star Nilsa Prowant is facing charges after Florida authorities say she flashed a crowd and kicked out a car window. The Tampa Bay Times reports that St. Petersburg police charged Prowant with disorderly conduct and exposure of sexual organs on Saturday. Police say Prowant, whose real… Read More